6478 Gault (1988 JC1)

⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.1927623143 ± 9.44e-09
Semi-major axis (a)2.3062895565 AU ± 1.99e-09
Inclination (i)22.80052294° ± 1.43e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)183.40651150° ± 2.71e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)83.60740043° ± 4.31e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)244.69736535° ± 3.48e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.2814112968°/day ± 3.64e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.86172384 AU ± 2.18e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)2.75085527 AU ± 2.19e-08
Orbital Period3.50244036 yr ± 4.54e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)14.39
Rotation Period2.493 h
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-04
RMS Residual0.287″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeMBA
MOID0.992706 AU
Observations Used3992
Oppositions30
Arc Total1984-2026
First Observation Used1984-01-30
Last Observation Used2026-04-13
Observations (4286)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2002-08-11 04:16:45 C 16 59 06.91 +11 38 34.5 17.4 c 704
2002-08-11 04:36:35 C 16 59 07.58 +11 38 20.3 17.7 c 704
2002-08-11 04:56:26 C 16 59 08.25 +11 38 06.2 17.5 c 704
2002-08-17 03:59:50 C 17 04 43.27 +09 56 14.5 17.7 c 704
2002-08-17 04:21:57 C 17 04 44.19 +09 55 59.0 17.7 c 704
2002-08-17 04:43:50 C 17 04 45.06 +09 55 43.6 17.5 c 704
2002-08-17 05:05:47 C 17 04 45.97 +09 55 27.5 17.5 c 704
2002-10-06 02:17:02 C 18 20 54.76 -02 30 57.4 18.6 c 704
2002-10-06 03:02:18 C 18 20 58.33 -02 31 19.7 18.8 c 704
2002-10-06 03:24:49 C 18 21 00.07 -02 31 29.7 18.7 c 704
2002-10-06 03:47:20 C 18 21 01.83 -02 31 41.0 18.8 c 704
2003-09-03 10:09:53 C 04 26 13.32 +05 01 40.2 19.7 c 704
2003-09-03 10:45:14 C 04 26 14.45 +05 01 26.8 19.8 c 704
2003-09-03 11:02:40 C 04 26 15.00 +05 01 21.4 19.6 c 704
2003-09-03 11:20:30 C 04 26 15.52 +05 01 15.4 19.5 c 704
2003-09-19 10:05:25 C 04 35 45.66 +02 32 27.9 o 704
2003-09-19 10:23:26 C 04 35 45.90 +02 32 18.7 o 704
2003-09-19 10:41:02 C 04 35 46.27 +02 32 11.7 o 704
2003-09-19 10:59:39 C 04 35 46.50 +02 32 03.6 o 704
2003-09-19 11:17:36 C 04 35 46.91 +02 31 55.1 o 704
2003-09-20 11:04:52 C 04 36 10.63 +02 21 37.2 m 683
2003-09-20 11:24:11 C 04 36 11.01 +02 21 27.3 m 683
2003-09-20 11:43:28 C 04 36 11.20 +02 21 20.3 m 683
2003-09-22 10:56:15 C 04 36 54.05 +02 00 28.8 m 683
2003-09-22 11:15:34 C 04 36 54.21 +02 00 20.1 m 683
2003-09-22 11:34:50 C 04 36 54.48 +02 00 12.1 m 683
2003-10-09 10:13:49 C 04 38 46.78 -01 14 38.4 o 699
2003-10-09 10:42:30 C 04 38 46.63 -01 14 52.7 o 699
2003-10-09 11:11:06 C 04 38 46.44 -01 15 07.4 o 699
2003-10-09 11:39:45 C 04 38 46.18 -01 15 21.7 o 699
2003-10-14 10:08:28 C 04 37 49.19 -02 15 24.8 o 699
2003-10-14 10:36:58 C 04 37 49.01 -02 15 37.5 o 699
2003-10-14 11:05:32 C 04 37 48.61 -02 15 53.1 o 699
2003-10-14 11:34:07 C 04 37 48.28 -02 16 08.4 o 699
2003-10-19 08:57:49 C 04 36 11.20 -03 15 51.9 19.2 c 704
2003-10-19 09:14:24 C 04 36 10.87 -03 16 00.4 19.1 c 704
2003-10-19 09:34:24 C 04 36 10.54 -03 16 10.8 18.9 c 704
2003-10-19 09:51:26 C 04 36 10.23 -03 16 18.9 19.2 c 704
2003-10-19 10:07:52 C 04 36 09.96 -03 16 27.0 19.0 c 704
2003-10-21 09:03:00 C 04 35 19.97 -03 40 12.2 o 699
2003-10-21 09:26:49 C 04 35 19.47 -03 40 24.8 o 699
2003-10-21 09:50:41 C 04 35 18.97 -03 40 36.6 o 699
2003-10-21 10:14:45 C 04 35 18.53 -03 40 48.7 o 699
2003-12-13 04:38:31 C 03 50 50.28 -10 06 18.2 18.3 c 704
2003-12-13 04:55:00 C 03 50 49.74 -10 06 18.3 18.6 c 704
2003-12-13 05:13:43 C 03 50 49.11 -10 06 18.1 18.5 c 704
2003-12-13 05:30:05 C 03 50 48.55 -10 06 18.1 18.6 c 704
2003-12-13 05:47:21 C 03 50 47.95 -10 06 17.9 18.6 c 704
2003-12-14 05:50:01 C 03 50 00.65 -10 06 11.2 18.5 c 644
2003-12-14 06:19:36 C 03 49 59.66 -10 06 11.0 18.5 c 644